William Francis Anderson (1851 - 1902)

Born 3 Nov 1851 in Mortlake, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Foster) Anderson — married 26 May 1881 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Died 19 Oct 1902 at age 50 in Toora, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

William was born on 3 November 1851 at Mt Shadwell, Victoria, Australia, and baptised on 18 February 1852 at the Christ Church, Warrnamboool. His parents were Samuel Anderson and Isabella Eden.^[1]

He married Sally Foster at Ballarat, Victoria on 26 May 1881.^[2] Wife, Sally, was born at Linton, where William's family lived.

After his marriage, he shifted to West Gippsland (Toora/Foster area) where he raised a family of 11. All of his children were born in the Foster/Toora area, except the second child, Alfred Victor, born at Linton (were they visiting family at the time?).

William died at Toora in 1902 at the age of 52 years.^[3] He is buried at the Toora Cemetery, Toora, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ BDM Victoria; Online Search Birth Record No: 31797/1852 William Francis Anderson Accessed: 18 December 2020
2. ↑ BDM Victoria Online Search Marriage Record No: 5110/1881 William Francis Anderson; Accessed: 18 December 2020
3. ↑ BDM Victoria Online Search Death Record No: 15928/1902 William Francis Anderson Accessed: 18 December 2020
4. ↑ Find a Grave, ONLINE, memorial page for William Francis Anderson (unknown–21 Oct 1902), Find a Grave Memorial no. 215041951, citing Toora Cemetery, Toora, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia; Accessed 31 March 2021

Source abbreviations:
BDM Victoria: Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria, Department of Justice and Regulation, State Government of Victoria.
PROV: Public Record Office, State Government of Victoria.